DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/05 Atkins_VA 2558ft pt29724@36.958,-81.342,2720ft SPONSORED BY: Randy Newberry BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by -0.5 degF RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.9 - - 82.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 210 - - 109 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4713 - - 260 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5671 - - 2801 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7271 - - 2818 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2265 - - 6859 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 426 - - 132 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 21 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 283 - - 283 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 536 - - -3412 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6736 - - 6230 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2215 - - -4249 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9486 - - 7067 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 86 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 680 - - 1570 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.9 - - 82.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.8 - - 64.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.1 - - 81.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.6 - - 63.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 210 - - 109 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4713 - - 260 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 40 - - 42 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 14 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99074 42 086 40 094 99074 91559 33 087 33 092 91559 85811 28 092 27 083 85811 81060 26 103 19 083 81060 76970 24 107 16 095 76970 73340 19 092 16 100 73340 70053 14 087 8 083 70053 67039 10 089 4 074 67039 64241 9 110 2 096 64241 61536 13 108 9 142 61536 58742 12 060 11 102 58742 55875 15 317 4 042 55875 53170 19 270 16 284 53170 50759 18 212 20 236 50759 48611 15 178 20 217 48611 46665 8 173 17 219 46665 44870 5 205 16 222 44870 43195 8 221 15 220 43195 41621 10 228 15 216 41621 40136 13 227 14 219 40136 38732 14 218 13 227 38732 37375 16 204 11 235 37375 35999 17 194 12 219 35999 34578 16 185 13 199 34578 33114 13 172 13 196 33114 31593 14 169 12 203 31593 30005 11 187 11 208 30005 28354 8 212 9 212 28354 26641 11 226 8 227 26641 24866 12 228 9 241 24866 23033 11 224 10 246 23033 21137 10 228 8 273 21137 19174 12 244 10 294 19174 17181 14 251 11 293 17181 15268 12 246 8 280 15268 13538 6 226 6 275 13538 11995 1 173 6 263 11995 10615 1 252 5 255 10615 9379 4 272 4 260 9379 8275 3*287 4 267 8275 7290 3*291 5 276 7290 6414 3 290 5 279 6414 5634 4 287 6 281 5634 4929 4 284 6 282 4929 4302 4 280 6 283 4302 3775 4 277 6 283 3775 3368 4 275 6 283 3368 3087 4 274 6 284 3087 2916 4 273 5*283 2916 2818 3 272 4*283 2818 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography